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FUGITIVE BROKER
BROUGHT SOUTH;
LODGED IN JAIL
HARRY D. BROWN IS RETURNED
£?';'-• BY DETECTIVE V
BAYS REPORTS OF PROFITS WERE
' EXAGGERATED
Prisoner First Exposed by The Herald
Seems to Have Fared Badly YY
YY During Northern ■
. ' Flight
HARRY D. BROWN, better known
as "Hurry Up Harry,",, the 300
per cent broker, who was arrest
ed several days ago, in Oakland, where
he fled from Los Angeles several weeks
ago to escape arrest on. three felony
charges and who is said to have swin
dled clients out of'more than $250,000
by bogus Investments, was brought
back to Los Angeles early yesterday
morning by Detective Bruce Boyd and
locked up in the c|ty jail.
The specific charges against Brown
Are embezzlement of $8000 from Nettie
E. Hammond, who Is said to have been
persuaded by the broker's smooth talk
to'lnvest her money In his glittering
schemes, and the passing of checks for
$3000 and $1000 on Joseph Rlttlgsteln,
a Jeweler. The checks were returned
by the bank on, which they were drawn
with the indorsement, "no funds." The
warrants for Brown's arrest on the
foregoing charges were sworn to before
Police Justice H. H. Rose several days
after The Herald had published a com
plete story exposing Brown's swindling
methods. .l\-Y;Y ■
Says Reports Are Exaggerated
S According "to the detective who
brought Brown back from tile north
ern city:the prisoner made few state
ments regarding, the charges against
him. While the accused maintained a
studied silence during the trip he is
said to have told the detective that
the amounts of money he is alleged to
have obtained from his clients were
grossly exaggerated;"that the invest
ments were legitimate, and that' ho
(Brown) did not have any money. As
to the charge* of passing the worth
less checks, he would make no state
ment. .
The broker was seen In the city jail
by a Herald representative yesterday
afternoon, "Hurry Up Harry" was not
in a good*" humor, and while showing
much outraged gentility could not con
ceal his nervousness.
Brown was unkempt and shabby. He
wore a badly soiled collar, which
seemed too small for him and over
which his fat heck lay In rolls. A soiled
black string tie, looped In a careless
jianner, .partly, showed beneath , his
louble chin, and , his shirt evidently
Ad seen much service.- His thin hair
ky In a straggling manner, over his
. tartly bald head, and his suit •of
•lollies was dusty and In need of press
ing. .-- '
Brown glanced around the gloomy
corridors of the jail, brushed his hands
nervously across his forehead, shud
dered slightly, then admitted he was
the broker and asked what was
wanted.
\" Not in Talkative Mood
When told that a statement was
wanted from his for publication a
hard glint came into * his .eyes, his
mouth closed with a. jerk, then after
a slight hesitation he announced that
, he had nothing to say until he had con
sulted an attorney.
Then, evidently deciding that his re
fusal to talk might work to his dis
advantage, and thinking lie could
smooth over matters by conversation,
he pleaded overwrought nerves and
lack of composure and asked to be ex
cused from an Interview.
.."There is no use jumping on me." he
began. "I know the papers have print
ed a number of stories about me and
have roasted mo without mercy. I
realize that I am the Under dog and
• ask that the newspapers make it as
easy as possible for me. •
.'"You see, the affair bus affected me
considerably and 1 hardly am able to
make any kind of accurate statement.
If you will wait until tomorrow, after
I have consulted my attorney, whom
I have not selected yet, I will give you
, facts in the case that will place me In
a better light. - <.-. *
. "I v do not care to discuss my flight
from Los Angeles to the northern city.
That Is old stuff, and what is-the use
in raking up things that have been
published before? ->'
<:'i.'<. Always Magnanimous •
, "Now, you see, lam treating you fel
lows all right. I did /not come out
here and say, 'I will not talk,' and turn
around and re-enter my cell.", Here
Brown Illustrated' what he might have
done by assuming a sneering manner,
turning tin his heel and walking away
' several steps. "Instead I act like a gen
tleman and ask you to excuse me from
making any statement."
;:: Although "Brown at first seemed de
. termined not to talk, he could not re
sist the use of his oratorical powers to
try to persuade his listeners that he is
a near-saint ln distress.s .'
■'. "Will your creditors get their money.
" and are you contemplating , any ar
rangement, whereby a settlement with!
them will be made." lie was asked. ■
'. "1 refuse ■to answer that' question,"
was the reply, "but I might state that
! I 'do "not think so. I will not answer l
any more questions of that nature."
\. '-■ "Will you tell something about your
I flight to the north—some |of the ! mci.
. dents that occurred on/the way?" -,".'.'
... "No. . That is passed now- and I do
■ not I see the necessity of . bringing up
all that old matter again," was the an-
swer.'.;t"''-"-*"" -_...''.".«'-•''■' "'"-vV- ■
. - "Why did ' you leave Los Angeles?
Did you think by remaining j■, away
from this city for a short time your"
Investments would be satisfactorily ad
justed and you' could return when ev
erything was all-right?"
:"1 . cannot answer that question, I
think you people should have some re
gard! for my finer sensibilities and not
ask mo' such questions,'.'...- he . said
sharply: / ■_-: -. • ■ ,'- .. ,'•'■>
| "How about that $118,000 in cold cash
yon are said-to have carried with you
when you fled from this city?" • „-.'..
Knows Nothing of Cash -.".;,_
, "Io do not* know anything about It.
I never had,that amount.'. The; money
I am said to have obtained from my
clients- has* been greatly overesti
mated.'' ■ t ■■'_■'• - i-
H "How, about the worthless chock for
$50 you ' are said to < have given as a
: tin to the chauffeur who took you to
the Sear house at San Francisco, after
Via bad aided; you to,reach your destl-
.., : .V (Continued on Page Throej 'jA
LOS ANGELES HERALD
LEADING FRAMER OF
SENATE TARIFF BILL
■ ' *3jo wKlllL\mmmm\\^^^'^^^aWmmmm\Wm%
ABLE TO TALK
WITH MARTIANS
Professor at Harvard Declares $10,.
000,000 Will Permit of Talking to
People on Planet Mars ', ,
Yf\: Next July
V" (Special to The Herald.]
BOSTON, Mass., April 18.—"If man
kind cares enough about It to put up
about $10,000,000 there is no very good
reason why the human race should
not be able to talk with . Mars,' and
that so soon as next July," according
to Prof. William Henry Pickering,
Harvard ' university's celebratel as
tronomer, i
Communication with' Martians will
be made possible, Prof. Pickering de
clares, by adopting his method of
flashing messages, when Mars ap
proaches ,the earth to within 35,000,000
miles, or about 5,000,000 miles nearer
than ever before.
Messages will be easily recognized
and undoubtedly answered If there Is
Intelligent life on Mars, and that, in
such case, hitherto hidden mysteries
concerning Mars will become an open
book to people of the earth. „'
, < _> . _■ —— .
STUDENTS IN COLLEGE ATY.
DES MOINES ARE POISONED
Young Men and r Women Attacked at
Dinner by Mysterious
Malady - !
DES MOINES, lowa, April 18.—Sev
eral Dcs Moines college co-eds and
several male students, were stricken to
day with some mysterious poison at
dinner at the Kamaraderle and Altruist
clubs.
One may die. The milk used was ex
amined by State Chemist _ rlsbio and
State Dairy Commissioner H. ' R.
Wright, but no trace of ptomaine was
found.
P. J. Collins fell in convulsions at
the door of his room and was stricken
blind. It was feared at first he would
die.
Seven of the victims are in a pre
carious condition.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Monday; showers in the moun
tains; moderate west wind. Maximum
temperature yesterday, 62 degrees;
minimum, 54 degrees. YYY' /
" • .■;• l_K_.li ;■ YY V
Bakers declare raise In flour warrants In
crease, In price of bread.'
Harry D. Brown brought from Oakland and
placed in county Jail. ;
V Robbers mounted on bicycles rob man In
buggy. ■• ...'■-. V
.. Woman's ' league Incorporated to raise age
of marriage of girls In India.' ,*
Eastern Insurance company to loan millions
on real estate in California.
Woman dies In hospital from burns received
through tripping while carrying lighted lamp.
UatemanVfor Southern Pacific railroad found
dead In his room. V V
COAST
Torpedo boats return from Magdalena bay,
where warships are at target practice, and re
port Seebree's flagship Tennessee will give the
Pennsylvania : close run for. first honors In
firing. , :•- .-'•.' „" ,-.
'Admiral Evans at San Francisco pleads for
more battleships, declaring both coasts i>f the
United states should be protected, as It would
bo impossible to bring fleet through Panama
canal In time of war.- ■.'.,...
Walter at San Francisco walks Into under
taker's parlors and fires bullet into his head,
dying instantly. .'
Pioneer member of bar of California dies at
Oakland. .'■ " i •'
Carpenter at Oakland trnds baby wrapped in
„,.,..,.,,o_- and trios ,to j sell It for meat, at
mtaaraat. . i .V *
:• _i_i-v__ accomplice of man arrested for rob
bing Thompson Brldgo company at San Fran
cisco Hill be captured".' -'
', Y. , KASTKRN ,' - :
Tariff debate In senate will be begun;today.
chairman Aldrich ,of committee Is .to make
opening speech, ; to .be followed by Senator
Daniels, who represents the opposition to the
bill aa framed in the upper house. -
Secretary of ( War Yon L. Meyer ln an ad
dress 'In Boston favors equal protection ,by
battleships for the Pacific and Atlantic.
, Petroslno's body at, Long Island Is under
guard, as It is feared body will be stolen. -
jj Farmer, who failed to list all his property
with assessor commits suicide.
Permanent insanity to be plea of Captain
kales,. charged.with murder of W. E. Annls
last August at «Flushing, 1,. 1.,;,
■V .-;." ' FOREIGN , .
Colonel Augur of Tenth cavalry, stationed at
Fort MoKinley in the Philippines, seized with
apoplexy at meeting of r regimental officers,
dies several hours later.'..- . -i-, ' i ■"'■
Wife of, former President Castro arrives off
foil I.lmon, Costa Rica, but says the will not
dlsemhark. .;' • „'■■ -■'■'" • '■>*■'<, C« '■ ■• _•■!•
Many persons are killed in uprising in Tur
key and threo French .warships arc- way to
Merslno. ... --„- ..'-J--'.,''•'•'.'. s•■ .-■,-,-.• ■ >, '
M Beatification service is' memory -of . Joan ,of
Arc is held at Borne. ,.
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1909.
TARIFF DEBATE
IN SENATE WILL
BE BEGUN TODAY
CHAIRMAN ALDRICH TO MAKE
OPENING SPEECH
SENATOR DANIEL TO FOLLOW
FRAMER OF BILL
Head of Committee Will Show Meas
ure Is Strong Revenue Producer,
Which View Will Be Opposed
v by Democrats
[By Associated Press.] .^,
WASHINGTON, April 18.—The tar
iff debate In the senate will be
begun tomorrow Immediately
after the close of the routine business.
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the
committee on finance,' will make a
general statement supporting' the bill
and will be followed by Senator Dan
iel, senior Democratic senator, who will
outline the Democratic position. •• Y.
Senator Aldrich will explain the
various changes made by his commit
tee and undertake to show the bill as
reported will be a strong revenue pro
ducer. ■
Senator Daniel and other Democrats
will take an opposite view. They de
clare the weakness of the Payne-
Aldrich bill Is it will not insure suf
ficient income to permit the govern
mental business to proceed without the
addition of other features. ;
The Democratic senators will urge
an j income tax as the most rational
and most prolific means of Increasing
the receipts. They will have the sup
port of some of the Republican sen
ators, but will not receive assistance
from any of the members of the com
mittee on finance. . —-
There will be In the senate, as ln the
house, a sharp dividing line between
general debate and the discussion of
amendments to the schedules.
. May Make Bet Speeches
Immediately after the close of the
Aldrich and Daniel speeches the read-
Ing of the bill will proceed, with a
view to considering amendments. If
senators desire to make set speeches,
even on the general subject of the tar
iff, they will be permitted to do so, In
connection with the consideration of
the different schedules.
The Democrats profess as great an
anxiety as the Republicans for the
early disposition of the measure.
Among the Republicans who will
speak on the bill are ■ Messrs. Lodge,
Hale, Brown, Carter, Cummins, Cul
lom, Heyburn, Met'umber, Nelson and
Smith of Michigan, while the Demo
cratic . orators j will • Include Senators
Bailey, Bacon, Bankhead, Clay, Gore,
Johnston, Money, Newlands, Rayner
and Smith of South Carolina.
. The house will b_-» -session Monday
and Thursday , only, and no business
will be done on either day beyond pro
viding for the next census. -
I The conference report on the general
census bill will receive the attention
of both houses. . .
The house will Initiate legislation
providing an appropriation to carry
the census legislation into effect.
It is probable, however, that the
absence of a quorum in the house will
prevent definite action by that body.
, The house committee on ways and
means will give hearings during the
week on the Philippine tariff bill.
TO FIX PHYSICAL VALUES
OF UTILITY CORPORATIONS
Nebraska State Railway Commission
Will Take Initiative on Law
Induced by Bryan
[Special to The Herald]
LINCOLN, Neb., April This
week tho Nebraska stale railway
commission will take the initiative In
the task the recent legislature laid
out for it of fixing the physical value
of railroad, telephone, telegraph and
express company property In the state.
This law was passed at the direct, be
hest of William J. Bryan, after much
opposition '■ in the legislature.. . v-
The commissioners will proceed on
the theory that the law is perfect and
the appropriation ■Is to be expended,
although it has been announced that
the validity of the enactment is ques
tioned and that suit to test its con
stitutionality will be luted Just as
soon as an attempt is made, to use any
of the appropriation or to appoint any
of the superintendents or clerks need
led for the work. \
It is said the law Is discriminatory
in that it exempts the South Omaha
Stock J Yards company from its pro
visions. -.
- - -
BELIEVE SECOND ROBBER
WILL BE CAPTURED SOON
Man Caught a. San Francisco Re.
fuses to Break His •
Silence
SAN FRANCISCO, April With
every police officer and detective of
this and neighboring cities on the
lookout it is believed the. second'man
engaged in the holdup of the offices of
the Thompson Bridge company yester
way will be captured at any time. _ :
Gorman, the man taken by Patrol
man John Dower and John Edner,
after a thrilling chase, refuses to break
his silence, but the detectives believe
they halve a clew to the- Identity .of
his companion., -.'■.-'
; James R." Thompson, head -of the
bridge company, who was shot by the
robbers, is reported to be improved
and the j doctors are confident, of his
recovery, unless unexpected complica
tions arise. Y-_YYYL__-_-__Y
Wife of Castro at Costa Rica
PORT LIMON,. Costa Rica, April 18.
—The steamer Guadeloupe has arrived
herewith Senora Castro, wife of the
former president of Venezuela, - on
board. She did not land, but'sald she
would go to St. Nazalre on the steam
er. 'i Senora Castro ■■ said it had:. been
her husband's , Intention to come- to
Costa Rica, but he i was prevented by
the French government. ><;V. •'■';,'.-': ■>.;' i
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TO GUARD BODY
OF POLICEMAN
WATCH PLACED AT GRAVE OF
PETROSINO
News' of Conspiracy to Rob. Tomb
Leaks Out, and Sepulcher Will
' Be Kept Under Sur
• veillance
.— — YY" „•
. .- [By Associated Press. ], . ... .
j NEW YORK, April 18.— grave of
Police Lieutenant Petrosino, the detec
tive who was assassinated in Palermo,
Sicily, a few weeks ago and who was
burled last Monday afternoon at Long
Island City, is being watched carefully
for fear some of his enemies may at
tempt to steal the body.
! The funeral was i one of the largest
ever witnessed in New York since the
burial of Henry George! several years
ago.- ." .;: .A. ■■--"'-.- ;
It is hinted a plot was on foot to re
move the body from the tomb, and for
that reason the streets,through which
the funeral cortege passed were guard
ed by policemen and every stranger
was watched cautiously by the officers
and detectives, who thronged the thor
oughfares which led to Queensbore
bridge over to Long Island City. •.'.-,
The news of such an Intended plot
was kept secret and It did not leak out
until today. For this reason friends
of the ' dead officer have decided .to
keep the last resting place of Petro
sino under surveillance for several more
weeks. " '■'_■■; .'■'■'" '
. Nearly 2000 policemen and firemen
were in, the funeral procession, which
numbered 7000 marchers, including
many Italian societies. It was esti
mated that 250,000 persons lined Fifth
avenue /is the procession passed. Thou
sands ,etood . with bared heads while
the cortege passed, and many knelt in
the street. near St. Patrick's church
when tho coffin was borne in and out
of the edifice. , . •:
Mayor McClellan, . Police Commis
sioner Bingham and nearly every of
ficial of prominence in New York city
were in the procession. Three thousand
policemen guarded the route from the
church to the Queensboro bridge, where
the funeral, party crossed to Long
Island city. : ' ..' Y'">YYY
HEAD OF BARBER ASPHALT
COMPANY DIES IN NEW YORK
Paving Magnate Returns to His Home
After Trip to California and
Soon Succumbs ' • -*-■'
NEW YORK,/April 18.—Amzi Lor
enzo Barber, head of »the Barber As
phalt company, died • early today at
Ardsley Park. .. <"' ■■' , -
Mr. Barber returned only,two weeks
ago from California, where he had been
for his health, and a short time after
his return he was stricken with pneu
monia. „'■.'..' v •'.' .-. i .. ; ::,
Insurance Broker Is Dead
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.—Philip
Bulger, an insurance broker and club
man, well known throughout the Rocky
mountain and Pacific coast states, died
tonight, after an illness of four weeks.
He Was a native /of i Ireland and 64
years old. - -
_is__sa^_^
MAN WHO COMMITTED
SUICIDE SAYS, DON'T V
-^^nii'OR*tiRMIA.HISKY
; MA_YSV_LI_., ' Kan., April 18.—Be
cause he had not listed all bis j property
with the county assessor and feared an
Investigation might cause him to be sent
to . the penitentiary, James Clarke,' ,55
years old, a wealthy farmer near here,
drowned himself in the Blue river. His
body was found today.
In a note to his younger brother,
Stuart Clarke, , the . man stated he ' had
failed to list $25,000 worth of notes. . He
added: '- >Ye .
"Go to church; never tell a lie; always
keep employed and never drink whisky."
SEBREE'S FLAGSHIP
LEADS IN PRACTICE
TENNESSEE DOES EXPERT
SHOOTING AT TARGETS
Expected Namesake of Southern State
; Will Give Pennsylvania Close
Run for First Honors
1 •', at Firing * '
SAN, DIEGO, April 18.—The torpedo
boat destroyers Whipple and Hull ar
rived here, from Magdalena bay this
afternoon. They left the bay Friday.
'On their way up the coast they passed
the destroyer-Lawrence and the tor-
pedo boats Goldsborough and Davis at
San Bartholomew bay. The Davis was
coaling and the three boats are ex
pected to reach here tomorrow. .
. Reports of the target practice ' are
that the California was firing her-tur
ret guns the afternoon when the de
stroyers left I Magdalena, and that the
Tennessee, Admiral Sebree's flagship,
had ; made a wonderful showing , and
will give the, Pennsylvania a close run
for . first honors. The Tennessee fin
ished practice Friday and started north
yesterday.
Tonight a wireless message received
at Point Loma stated the Tennessee is
due off' this port tomorrow morning.
It is not known whether she will stop
or proceed directly to San Francisco.
: The arrivals here ; from . Magdalena
today' report the destroyers Perry,
Truxton and Paul Jones were expect
ing to leave for San Diego today and
that the rest of the torpedo flotilla will
follow as soon as target practice is
completed. . " ■ ' •
Says Irish Built Churches
DUBLIN, April 18— At a meeting to
day to raise i funds for a new church
at Ringsend, Dublin, Father P. H.
O'Donnell, state chaplain of Massachu
setts, who Is one of the delegates from
the ' Ancient Order of Hibernians of
America, made an address In which he
said the Irish poor built the churches
of the United States.
Successor Is Named
WASHINGTON, April 18.—In view of
the death of Col. Augur, the president
has directed the immediate promotion
of Col. Madison P. Maus, twentieth
infantry, to the rank of brigadier gen
eral. r...|
Noted Clergyman Dies
LONDON, April 18.—Rev. Dr. James
Harrison Riff, the well-known Wes
leyan Methodist minister, Is dead.
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BEATIFICATION
SERVICE HELD
30,000 FRENCH PILGRIMS SEE
CEREMONY AT ROME
Pope, as a Mark of Special Devotion,
Assists at Procedure Which Takes
Place of Veneration of ,
Relics
[By Associated Press.]
ROME, April 18.—In the , presence of
30,000 French pilgrims, virtually all the
bishops of France, many cardinals and
family descendants of the .new saint,
the solemn ' cefremony i» the beatifica
tion of Joan of Arc were carried out in
St. Peter's today..
The pope - does not attend beatifica
tions in.person, but as a mark of spe
cial devotion he assisted at a solemn
service, replacing . the ceremony of
veneration of relics, of which none ex
ist in this case. . ■
'( At 9:30 o'clock myriads of electric
lights burst out in St. Peter's and the
organ thundered. The long procession
of cardinals marched in.
! The Basilica presented a fairy-like
appearance. It was hung with red
velvet draperies and - everywhere
strings of electric lights .were artis
tically arranged. Hugo pictures repre
senting the miracles of Joan -of ■ Arc
and, her statue were placed -over the
high altar, but they were veiled.
' The ceremony was begun 'with the
reading of the brief, at the last word
of which the veils fell. The statue ap
peared framed with electric, bulbs, the
bells pealed I forth and the massed
choirs intoned the te deum, which was
taken up by the throng. Many of the
pilgrims, overcome, burst into frantic
cheers, which were immediately sup
pressed. •
The after-ceremonial was no less im
pressive. The pope passed through the
ranks -of ' kneeling pilgrims, followed
by his court and picturesque guards,
to the altar. After the singing of the
Liturgical hymn, the advocates for
the beatification presented to the pope
the traditional gifts of a basket of
flowers and "the life of Joan of Arc"
magnificently bound.
INDIANAPOLIS REALIZES
DREAM OF 60-CENT GAS
New Company Charges Low Rate and
Will Compel Old Concern to k
'-_/' * Meet Competition
INDIANAPOLIS, April After
years of ceaseless war on the local gas
company .this city is realizing , its
dream of 60-cent gas, and there are
indications that this, if not a lower
figure, will be the price for years to
come.
The new gas company, backed by an
ample capital and with all classes of
citizens as stockholders, has begun to
servo gas at 60 cents a 1000 cubic feet,
and the old gas company, which has
been charging 90 cents, is preparing to
meet the new competition and will
have-to do so after July 5 or take its
mains from the city streets.
Hail Does Damage
DES MOINES, April 18.—A terrific
hall and wind storm struck Dcs Moines
and central lowa today. Plate-glass
windows in downtown stores were
blown in and cellars were flooded. At
Stuart hailstones weighing half a
pound fell, doing much damage ito
peach buds. V '
*^ CENTS
BAKERS DECLARE
RISE IN FLOUR
DEMAND SACTION
WEIGHT AGREEMENT PLANNED
ON OKLAHOMA STANDARD
SAY GROCERS AND RETAILERS
■ MAKE LARGE PROFITS
Urge That Plan Will Not Work Hard.
ship on Small Dealers or Public.
. City Council Will
Act
THE small boy figuring on the hf__
and a half, egg and a half propo
sition had a nice easy time of it
yesterday compared with the Los An
geles bakers trying to figure out Just
how much of a hole Jim Patten has
made In their dough barrel. The gen
eral conclusion seems to he that Pat
ten on the one hand and the grocers on
the other have decidedly tho nub end
of the argument and that a weight
agreement must be reached to prevent
the bakers' profits from vanishing alto
gether.
Taking the bakers' proposition of
selling thirteen 26-ounce loaves of
bread at wholesale for $1 and figur
ing the cost of making the bread by
the Oklahoma standard, which local
bakers agree Is a fair estimate, the
grocer or other retailer of the bread
still makes more than twice as much
profit. as the baker.
This Is on the basis proposed by the
bakers of Los Angeles for their agree
ment regarding a uniform weight of
the 10-cent loaf of bread and assum
ing that they pay the rate of $6.20 a
barrel for flour.
The Oklahoma standard was worked
out by Secretary M. C. Bales of the
Oklahoma Bakers' association from
correspondence with the leading bakers
of that state and was based on the de
sire of master bakers "to create a
standard by which they can make their
goods so they might make a safe profit
for themselves and give the customers
the very best they can for their money
while at the same time giving a liberal
profit to the retail baker." The cost
schedule resulting was published li
the Bakers' Helper of Chicago and
aroused a great deal • of comment
among master bakers of the country.
Says Bakers Lose Money :
"Take those Oklahoma figures, which
are good for Los Angeles, and see how
you will come out on the way you have
been doing business with what you are
paying for' flour and labor," said
Charles H. Bradford to Los Angeles
bakers at the meeting held Saturday
night to discuss the situation follow
ing the rise in the price of wheat and
the consequent higher price of flour.
Mr. Bradford said a large number of
bakers were losing money on every
loaf of bread they sold, and this state
ment met with approval by others at
the meeting. .
A baker finds that he will make 339
pounds of dough with a barrel of flour,
using in addition 120 pounds of water,
not counted in the cost total; 3 pounds
of salt at 60 cents per 100 pounds, ac- i
cording to the Oklahoma figures; 2
pounds of yeast at 25 cents a pound;
8 pounds of sugar at $5 a hundrel
pounds; 5 pounds of lard at 8 cents a
pound, and 5 pounds of dust flour at
$2.50 per 100 pounds. These figures will
vary somewhat at Los Angeles, but
if anything the change works against
the Los Angeles baker. This 339 pounds '
of dough will make 203 loaves of broad,
each weighing 26 ounces, or 406 13
--ounce loaves, although the bakers will
not make the latter If they can get
out of the Job. ; „V
Figure Additional Costs
Additional costs figured in the Okla-'
homa statndard are labor at 60 cents
per 100 loaves, delivering at 50 cents
per 100 loaves, - rent and fuel at27*i
cents per 100 loaves.
The total cost to the baker on this
method of figuring would be $13.50 for
the 203 10-cent loaves which .he can
make from a barrel of flour at tho
weight proposed for the bakers' agree
ment, figuring that .he pays $6.20 per
barrel for local flour. By selling these
loaves at the suggested rate of thir
teen for $1 his profit will be $2.11 on the
203 loaves, assuming that the Oklahoma
eos^B apply exactly in Los Angeles.
The retailer, however, will make $4.fit)
by selling the 203 loaves at 10 cents
each, not making any deductions for'
his delivery, rent or other costs of
carrying on bis business.
The bakers who have figured on this
believe that the change they propose
will not work an injustice to the con
sumer, while at the same time it will
not menace fair profits by the retailer
to whom the baker sells. They are go
ing ahead on this basis, preferring to
consider any proposed ordinance when
it is drafted and ready for definite at
tention. The committee appointed to
take the matter up will meet today and
endeavor to submit an agreement to
practically all the leading bakers be
fore the meeting at Mammoth hall
Wednesday evening. Those who cannot
be reached personally will be urged to
attend the meeting in order to get a .
understanding of the situation, Which
the largest bakers agree is a serious
one.
Driven to Action
"If the public can stand for Patten's
gambling on wheal we can't unless we
want to go out of business," said one
of the men at the Saturday night meet
ing.
The bread subject will be brought to
the attention of tho city council to
morrow by a message from the mayor,
who will Inclose a communication from
Sealer of Weights and Measures Green,
and ask that the suggestions of Mr.
Green be seriously considered.
These suggestions are that the coun
cil establish a standard weight for
bread, preferably two , pounds, says
Mr. Green, and that an ordinance bo
passed compelling the sale of bread by
this weight. "Loaves of two pound.,
would be about the size of those sold
now for 10 cents, but the loaves may
also bo a multiple of two pounds or
an aliquot part thereof. ■
Before Council a Year Ago
In his communication Mr. Green sari
that a year ago he called the attention
of the council to the fact that there
was no standard weight for bread and
that a loaf sold for 5 cents varied
from eleven .to • fourteen ounces, while
the 10-cent loaf was from twenty-ono
to twenty-five ounces. At that time,
says Mr. Green, the profit on bread
was enormous. Flour was selling at $5
a barrel and a rate, war among, tho
bakers resulted in the retailer recelv-
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